Beverage box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11655064-B2
Application number	US-202117400695-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2021
Priority date	Nov 11, 2019
Publication date	May 23, 2023
Grant date	May 23, 2023

Abstract

A box can include a container portion, the container portion defining a top end and a bottom end, the container portion defining a cavity, the container portion including a main panel; and a side panel including a first side subpanel and a second side subpanel, the first side subpanel hingedly coupled to the main panel; and a dividing portion disposed within the cavity, the dividing portion defining a plurality of cells within the cavity, the dividing portion including a first dividing wing coupled to the first side subpanel; and a second dividing wing coupled to the second side subpanel.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A box comprising:
a container portion, the container portion defining a top end and a bottom end, the container portion defining a cavity, the container portion comprising:
a main panel; and
a side panel comprising a first side subpanel and a second side subpanel, the first side subpanel hingedly coupled to the main panel; and

a dividing portion disposed within the cavity, the dividing portion defining a plurality of cells within the cavity, the dividing portion comprising:
a first dividing wing coupled to the first side subpanel, the first dividing wing comprising an inner panel, a middle panel, and an outer panel, wherein:
the inner panel is coupled to a second dividing wing;
the middle panel extends from the inner panel to the outer panel; and
the outer panel is coupled to the main panel; and

the second dividing wing coupled to the second side subpanel.

2. The box of claim 1 , further comprising a telescoping portion attached to the top end of the container portion, the telescoping portion selectively reconfigurable about and between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, a portion of the telescoping portion being positioned within the cavity in the retracted configuration, the telescoping portion disposed external to the cavity in the extended configuration.

3. The box of claim 2 , wherein:
a telescoping panel of the telescoping portion is coupled to the main panel of the container portion;
the main panel at least partially defines a first cell of the plurality of cells; and
the telescoping panel defines a neck slot configured to align with the first cell when the telescoping panel is in the retracted configuration.

4. The box of claim 1 , wherein the first dividing wing is attached to the second dividing wing to couple the first side subpanel to the second side subpanel.

5. The box of claim 1 , further comprising a top portion configured to at least partially enclose the cavity when the top portion is in a closed configuration.

6. The box of claim 1 , wherein:
the container portion comprises the main panel;
the main panel at least partially defines an opening to the cavity at the top end of the container portion;
a telescoping panel comprises an upper securing panel and a lower securing panel;
the lower securing panel is coupled to the main panel at the top end;
the lower securing panel extends downwards into the cavity substantially parallel to the main panel in a retracted configuration; and
the upper securing panel is positioned within the cavity substantially perpendicular to the lower securing panel in the retracted configuration.

7. The box of claim 1 , wherein the dividing portion is configured to form a cell between the first dividing wing and the main panel when the outer panel of the first dividing wing is coupled to the main panel and wherein the main panel defines a viewing port configured to align with the cell.

8. A box blank comprising:
a bottom panel;
a main panel coupled to the bottom panel by a main hinge;
a side subpanel coupled to the main panel by a side hinge; and
a dividing wing coupled to the side subpanel opposite from the side hinge by an inner hinge, the inner hinge oriented parallel to the side hinge, the dividing wing configured to be folded about the inner hinge and coupled to the main panel to form a box, the dividing wing comprising an inner panel, a middle panel, and an outer panel, wherein:
the inner panel is coupled to the side subpanel by the inner hinge;
the middle panel is coupled to the inner panel by a middle hinge; and
the outer panel is coupled to the middle panel by an outer hinge, the outer panel is configured to couple to the main panel to form the box.

9. The box blank of claim 8 , wherein:
the side hinge is a first side hinge;
the side subpanel is a first side subpanel;
the box blank further comprises a second side subpanel;
the second side subpanel is coupled to the main panel opposite from the first side hinge by a second side hinge; and
the dividing wing is configured to couple to a portion of the main panel that is substantially centered between the first side hinge and the second side hinge.

10. The box blank of claim 8 , wherein:
the dividing wing is configured to form a cell between the dividing wing and the main panel when the dividing wing is coupled to the main panel; and
the main panel defines a viewing port configured to align with the cell.

11. The box blank of claim 8 , further comprising a telescoping panel coupled to the main panel by a top hinge positioned opposite from the main hinge, and wherein:
the dividing wing is configured to form a cell between the dividing wing and the main panel when the dividing wing is coupled to the main panel;
the box blank further comprises the telescoping panel coupled to the main panel by the top hinge positioned opposite from the main hinge; and
the telescoping panel defines a slot configured to align with the cell.

12. The box blank of claim 8 , wherein:
the main panel, the side subpanel, and the dividing wing are a first main panel, a first side subpanel, and a first dividing wing;
the main hinge, the side hinge, and the inner hinge are a first main hinge, a first side hinge, and a first inner hinge;
the box blank further comprises a second main panel coupled the bottom panel by a second main hinge, a second side subpanel coupled to the second main panel by a second side hinge, and a second dividing wing coupled to the second side subpanel by a second inner hinge; and
the inner panel is configured to attach to an inner panel of the second dividing wing to couple the first side subpanel to the second side subpanel when the outer panel is coupled to the first main panel.

13. The box blank of claim 8 , wherein a top flap is coupled to the side subpanel.

14. A box comprising:
a container portion comprising a main panel, the container portion defining a top end and a bottom end, the container portion defining a cavity, the main panel at least partially defining an opening to the cavity at the top end of the container portion; and
a telescoping portion attached to the top end of the container portion, a telescoping panel of the telescoping portion comprising an upper securing panel and a lower securing panel, the lower securing panel coupled to the main panel at the top end, the telescoping portion selectively reconfigurable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, a portion of the telescoping portion being positioned within the cavity in the retracted configuration, the lower securing panel extending downwards into the cavity substantially parallel to the main panel in the retracted configuration, the upper securing panel positioned within the cavity substantially perpendicular to the lower securing panel in the retracted configuration, the telescoping portion disposed external to the cavity in the extended configuration.

15. The box of claim 14 , wherein the telescoping panel is coupled to the main panel by a top hinge positioned opposite from the main hinge, and wherein:
a dividing wing is configured to form a cell between the dividing wing and the main panel when the dividing wing is coupled to the main panel; and
the telescoping panel defines a slot configured to align with the cell.

16. The box of claim 14 , wherein:
the telescoping portion of the telescoping panel is coupled to the main panel of the container portion;
the main panel at least partially defines a first cell; and
the telescoping panel defines a neck slot configured to align with the fir

Assignees

• Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Chen Shifeng
• Sollie Greg
• Waltermire Jamie

Classifications

• B65D71/36 Primary

  {having a tubular shape, e.g. tubular wrappers, with} end walls · CPC title

• B65D2501/24528

  centrally located in open container · CPC title

• B65D5/4279

  Joints, seams, leakproof joints or corners, special connections between panels (B65D5/209 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D2571/0066

  formed from one single sheet · CPC title

• B65D2571/00932

  Flattenable or foldable packages · CPC title